This Basic Electrical and Electronics Engineering (BEEE) tutorial is written keeping in mind a text tutorial requirement for first-year B.E./B.Tech/Diploma Polytechnic students of various universities and colleges in India or across the world. We at Electrical Vani feels that students are best served by teaching them the basic concepts in a chronological and systematic manner. The inclusion of content beyond the boundaries of the syllabus of a particular subject may confuse the students. Therefore, this BEEE tutorial is written strictly as per the syllabus of electrical and electronics engineering of first-year UG engineering courses of different universities and colleges. Also, each chapter of the tutorial is written in a simple and lucid language. Hence, we hope that this tutorial will meet the need of intended readers and will help them develop the concepts and skills.
What is Basic Electrical and Electronics Engineering?
Basic Electrical and Electronics Engineering (BEEE) is a foundational course studied in the first year of engineering. It deals with study of basic concepts of electrical and electronics engineering, such as electric circuit and network, electrical quantities, circuit laws and theorems, DC and AC circuit analysis methods, basics of electrical machines, etc.
The primary objective of basic electrical and electronics engineering course is to provide a comprehensive idea about principles and applications of electrical and electronics concepts.
Basic Electrical and Electronics Engineering Syllabus
A syllabus of basic electrical and electronics engineering, covering the fundamental concepts of the subject, is provided in the form of a table of content below –
S. No. |
Topics |
Unit 1 – Basic Concepts of Electricity |
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1. |
Electric Charge |
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2. |
Voltage or Potential Difference |
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3. |
Electromotive Force (EMF) |
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4. |
Electric Current |
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5. |
Electric Power |
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6. |
Electrical Energy |
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7. |
Electrical Measurement Units |
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8. |
Effects of Electric Current |
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9. |
Effects of Temperature on Resistance |
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10. |
Temperature Coefficient of Resistance |
Unit 2 – Basic Circuit Elements and Parameters |
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11. |
Voltage and Current Sources |
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12. |
Resistor and Resistance |
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13. |
Inductor and Inductance |
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14. |
Capacitor and Capacitance |
Unit 3 – Circuit Laws and Theorems |
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15. |
Ohm’s Law |
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16. |
Kirchhoff’s Current Law (KCL) |
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17. |
Kirchhoff’s Voltage Law (KVL) |
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18. |
Thevenin’s Theorem |
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19. |
Norton’s Theorem |
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20. |
Superposition Theorem |
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21. |
Maximum Power Transfer Theorem |
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22. |
Star Delta Transformation |
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23. |
Source Transformation |
Unit 4 – Series and Parallel Circuits |
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24. |
Resistors in Series and Parallel |
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25. |
Inductors in Series and Parallel |
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26. |
Capacitors in Series and Parallel |
Unit 5 – AC Circuit Fundamentals |
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27. |
Alternating Current and Voltage |
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28. |
Concept of Cycle, Period, Frequency |
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29. |
Instantaneous Value of Alternating Current |
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30. |
Peak Value of Alternating Current |
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31. |
Average Value of AC |
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32. |
RMS Value of AC |
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33. |
Peak Factor and Form Factor |
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34. |
Phase Difference |
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35. |
Phasor Representation of Alternating Quantities |
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36. |
Pure Resistive Circuit |
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37. |
Pure Inductive Circuit |
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38. |
Pure Capacitive Circuit |
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39. |
Impedance and Admittance |
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40. |
AC Power |
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41. |
Single Phase and Three Phase Power Supply |
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42. |
Phase Sequence |
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43. |
Star Delta Connection |
Unit 6 – Electromagnetism |
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44. |
Magnetomotive Force (MMF) |
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45. |
Magnetic Flux and Flux Density |
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46. |
Reluctance and Permeability |
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47. |
Difference between Electric Circuit and Magnetic Circuit |
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48. |
Right Hand Thumb Rule |
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49. |
Maxwell Corkscrew Rule |
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50. |
Fleming’s Left Hand Rule |
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51. |
Fleming’s Right Hand Rule |
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52. |
Faraday’s Law of Induction |
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53. |
Statically and Dynamically Induced EMF |
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54. |
Self and Mutual Inductance |
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55. |
Coefficient of Coupling |
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56. |
Energy Stored in Inductor |
Unit 7 – Electrostatics |
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57. |
Electrostatic Field Intensity |
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58. |
Electric Flux and Electric Flux Density |
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59. |
Absolute and Relative Permittivity |
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60. |
Charging and Discharging of Capacitor |
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61. |
Energy Stored in Capacitor |
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62. |
Time Constant of RC Circuit |
Unit 8 – Basic Electrical Machine |
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63. |
Construction of Single Phase Transformer |
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64. |
Working of Single Phase Transformer |
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65. |
EMF Equation of Transformer |
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66. |
Ideal Transformer |
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67. |
Turns Ratio of the Transformer |
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68. |
Construction of DC Machine |
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69. |
Types of DC Machines |
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70. |
Parts of DC Machine |
Unit 9 – Basic Electronics |
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71. |
PN Junction Diode |
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72. |
Bipolar Junction Transistor (BJT) |
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73. |
Transistor Current Components |
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74. |
Thyristor |
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75. |
DIAC |
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76. |
TRIAC |
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77. |
Unijunction Transistor (UJT) |
Audience of This BEEE Tutorial
This Basic Electrical and Electronics (BEEE) tutorial is mainly designed for undergraduate first-year engineering students from all specializations. Thus, by the end of this tutorial, the students/readers will be able to gather in-depth knowledge of basic electrical and electronics engineering.
Prerequisites of This BEEE Tutorial
The tutorial is meant for absolute beginner students from all engineering branches. Therefore, it does not require any prior knowledge of any technical concept. However, a basic understanding of elementary mathematics, physics, and basic science will be an added advantages to grasp the concepts smoothly.